The List: Warner, Kaine highlight impact of Trump trade war on Virginia business, families

Chris Graham

U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine raised concerns after Virginia’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services confirmed that proposed tariffs could hurt Virginia businesses and employees, as China is the Commonwealth’s biggest export market for agricultural goods. 

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New VCU report shows death rates are rising in Virginia’s white population

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Societal issues are driving an increase in death rates among Virginia’s white population, according to a new report from the  VCU Center on Society and Health. Stress-related conditions—including unintentional drug overdoses, suicides, alcoholic liver disease and alcohol poisonings—are killing white Virginians ages 25-54 at increasing rates.

Report shows historic preservation tax credits boost Virginia economy

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First Lady Pam Northam highlighted the findings of two just-completed studies that show the sustained and substantial contribution preservation makes to Virginia’s economy through the incentives of state historic rehabilitation tax credits (RTCs) to repurpose and recycle old buildings.